Senior Research Aerospace Physiologist

Bering-Alaka`ina Holdings, LLC has a potential need for a Senior Research Aerospace Physiologist to provide support for our government customer in San Antonio, TX.

• Serve as a national-level SME to design countermeasures and build a robust research portfolio that addresses DoW aerospace medicine requirements.
• Serve as an SME in designing operational or medical countermeasures effective against current space and high-altitude physiological challenges, specifically optimized for DoW capabilities.
• Develop and lead a nationally recognized research program in space and aerospace medicine that directly supports Department of War strategic goals.
• Analyze and communicate key challenges and R&D priorities for national security organizations to build and refine the COSMIC research portfolio.
• Interpret and apply Federal, DoW, and Air Force medical and personnel polices to ensure all proposed COSMIC research initiatives meet strict human subject research regulatory requirements.
• Execute complex RT&E protocols within high-hazard environments, including centrifuges and environmental chambers.
• Provide advanced technical support for human-use centrifuge, high-altitude, and environmental chamber research.
• Independently lead, conduct, and manage physiological tests and RT&E protocols in sustained acceleration, simulated space, and high-altitude environments, utilizing advanced knowledge of space physiology and human systems integration.
• Administer RT&E protocols and monitor/measure physiological data to draw scientific conclusions about human performance in aerospace environments.
• Serve as the primary lead for protecting human subjects during high-risk RT&E, ensuring strict adherence to safety and ethical standards.
• Author the technical frameworks and reports necessary for the approval, execution, and dissemination of aerospace physiology research.
• Prepare complex RT&E proposals, scientific protocols, and informed consent documents required for research authorization.
• Prepare and maintain test results, technical information, and comprehensive reports detailing research progress and performance.
• Provide expert evaluation, analysis, and recommendations for both ongoing and proposed aerospace physiology research efforts.
• Develop and deliver high-level briefings on research progress and findings to senior DoW leadership and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain critical working relationships across the JBSA medical community and national-level aerospace partners.
• Establish and maintain constant, effective working relationships within the USAF COSMIC.
• Maintain active partnerships with the 59th Medical Wing, the 711th Human Performance Wing, and counterparts in government, academia, and industry.
• Maintain working relationships with Program Managers and acquisition staff involved in the procurement of medical systems and the conduct of aerospace medical research.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• Masters degree in biological science or other relevant disciplne.

• Experience and expertise in aerospace research (space-specific preferred) and evaluation for human systems and human performance research.
• Knowledge in space physiology, human performance, medical research, human systems integration, and human subject research regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge in Federal and Department of War regulations, and Air Force medical and personnel policy related to human subject research.
• Experience and expertise in space physiology research, and the ability to support, design, conduct, and independently lead a wide variety of physiological
• tests and experiments in sustained acceleration, space, and high-altitude environments.
• Experience presenting research at national or international meetings and as a published author in peer reviewed physiological and/or medical journals.
• Must be willing and able to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
• Must be willing to provide evidence of vaccinations.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a CAC card.

Bering-Alaka`ina Holdings, LLC is a fast-growing government service provider.

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